Does 404 Media cover AI startups?

Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: story tips only.

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404 Media

Story tips only

Independent technology news outlet founded by four journalists. Its tips page takes story tips and information from people inside tech companies and government agencies, by Signal or by email to any of the four, and it says advertisers do not influence its journalism.

404 Media is a tech publication at 404media.co. It covers AI startups, with a rule: story tips only. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. The link you get is dofollow: links to sources in the body of a live article carry no rel attribute (checked on a live article, October 2026). Terms read on 404media.co on 3 October 2026.

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Price: Free to send a tip; advertising through its form, no price stated
Link you get: Dofollow: links to sources in the body of a live article carry no rel attribute (checked on a live article, October 2026)
Review: Not stated
Run by: Dark Mode LLC
Their rule: Story tips only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: 404media.co/contact-us-tips ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #15,538 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #698 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does 404 Media cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: story tips only.
How much does a listing on 404 Media cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
What link does 404 Media give?: The link you get is dofollow: links to sources in the body of a live article carry no rel attribute (checked on a live article, October 2026).

Who is listed on 404 Media

Our nightly read of 404media.co found 162 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, customer.io, research.google, chatgpt.site, claude.com, microsoft.ai. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to 404 Media

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: story tips only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Write to them. Their address and the subject line they ask for show above once you are signed in.
3. Wait for the reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Add your app once; we read 404media.co every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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